The Dr Grice Collection Of Chinese Bamboo And Scholars’ Objects - 10th November 2026

Lot 12

λ A CHINESE CARVED BAMBOO 'VILLAGE' BRUSHREST, BISHAN

Estimate £800 - £1,200

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Description

λ A CHINESE CARVED BAMBOO 'VILLAGE' BRUSHREST, BISHAN
17TH/18TH CENTURY

Intricately carved in the round with a figure attending a fire and four further figures, wutong trees, a hut and a water buffalo standing beneath a willow tree, together with a zitan stand, 9cm across. (2)

Provenance: from the collection of Dr John William Hawksley Grice OBE (1891–1976) and thence by descent.

For a related bamboo carving see Spink & Son Ltd, Bamboo & Wood Carvings of China and the East, p.75, no. 305. Refer also to Sotheby's Hong Kong, 18th November 2024, lot 9587 for another similar carving.

十七/十八世紀 竹雕人物古詩文筆山
來源：John William Hawksley Grice 醫生(1891–1976)收藏，之後由家人繼承。